Summary
Dan Manchester is a seasoned front-end developer and Web Monkey based in Portland with nearly two decades of hands-on experience delivering marketing sites, products, and leading teams. He specializes in user experience, site performance, and accessibility, and has a strong track record of launching hundreds of sites on time and on budget while smoothing the process for owners and engineers. Dan has led front-end architecture for Fortune 200 clients, co-founded an agency, and taught developer experience at scale, bringing both strategic leadership and practical implementation skills. He mentors teams, organizes a large regional front-end community, and keeps a creative streak—his background in creative writing surfaces in clear handoff assets and thoughtful UX copy. Comfortable across CMS integrations and modern frameworks, he blends craft, process, and people skills to make engineering more enjoyable and effective.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at Pomfret School
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Creative Writing, Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Creative Writing at Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Arts - BA, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS, Bachelor of Arts - BA, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS at Skidmore College